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TwitterThe Cincinnati Bengals became apart of the American Football League in 1968 only to merge with the NFL in 1970. The Bengals weren’t the first professional football team, during the 1930′s and 1940′s the team with the same name played in Cincinnati. The Bengals won their first home game in the second game of the [...]
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Cincinnati Bengals
September 28th, 2008 
Neal 
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals 
Tags: AFC Central, AFL Coach of the Year, American Football League, Anthony Munoz, Boomer Esiason, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Football, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, NFL, Paul Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl XL, Super Bowl XXIII 
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September 27th, 2008 Neal The Oakland Raiders became an AFL team in 1960. Oakland was a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise which became an NFL team. Oakland had problems right from the start when there was no home field for the Raiders to play on, they had to at Candlestick Park in San Francisco and Kezar Stadium, Oakland Coliseum [...]
Posted in Oakland Raiders Tags: AFL, AFL Championship, Al Davis, Black Hole, Candlestick Park, Football, Gene Upshaw, George Blanda, Green Bay Packers, Houston Oilers, Howie Long, Jim Otto, Jon Madden, Kezar Stadium, Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles Raiders, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Raider Nation, Super Bowl XVIII, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vince Lombardi, Washington Redskins No Comments »Minnesota Vikings
September 27th, 2008 Neal The Minnesota Vikings came into the National Football League in 1961. The Vikings made an immediate impact in the NFL and there was barely a “growing process” for the 14th NFL franchise. The Vikings had good support in among the fans selling out 85% of their home games. The Vikings has success very early on [...]
Posted in Minnesota Vikings Tags: All-Decade Team, Atlanta Falcons, Cris Carter, Football, Fran Tarkenton, Gary Anderson, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, NCC Central, NFC Championships, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Randy Moss 1 Comment »Detroit Lions
September 25th, 2008 Neal The Detroit Lions are one of the oldest franchises in the NFL being established in 1934 when George A. Richards bought the Ohio Spartans and moved them to Detroit. Before they became the Lions the Spartans played a very important game with the Chicago Bears in an indoor stadium, both teams were tied at the [...]
Posted in Detroit Lions Tags: All-Decade Team, Barry Sanders, Bobby Layne, Brett Favre, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, College Football Hall of Fame, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Dutch Clark, Football, Green Bay Packers, Jack Christiansen, Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, New York Giants, NFL, NFL Championship, Ohio Spartans, Pro Football Hall of Fame No Comments »Jacksonville Jaguars
September 23rd, 2008 Neal The Jacksonville Jaguars had their first season in 1995 but long before the opening season a campaign to bring a NFL franchise took place. Tom Petway was a major influence on getting the 30th franchise to Jacksonville which started all the way back in 1989. Jacksonville was one of eleven cities to be home to [...]
Posted in Jacksonville Jaguars Tags: AFC Championship, Carolina Panthers, David Garrard, Denver Broncos, Football, Fred Taylor, Gator Bowl, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Mark Brunell, Maurice Jones-Drew, National Football League, New England Patriots, NFL, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Tennessee Titans, Tom Petway, Touchdown Jacksonville No Comments »Green Bay Packers
September 22nd, 2008 Neal The Green Bay Packers are one of the oldest and historic franchises, not just in football but in all of sports. Beginning in 1919, the city of Green Bay was awarded with a football franchise and named after the Indian Packing Company under the supervision of Earl “Curly” Lambeau hence the name Lambeau Field. In [...]
Posted in Green Bay Packers Tags: Bart Starr, Bret Favre, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, Football, Green Bay Packers, Indian Packing Company, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Championships, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl, Vince Lombardi No Comments »